South St. Lawrence Market

South St. Lawrence Market From 1845 to 1899, this building served as Toronto's first City Hall. See the history of the Market for more detail. For more views of the South Market today, visit the Photogallery.

Since 1901, the South St. Lawrence Market has been known for the variety and freshness of its fruit, vegetables, meat, fish, grains, baked goods, dairy products and restaurants.

Still today Toronto's premier market, the South Market at Front and Jarvis Streets, is a tradition with savvy shoppers throughout Metro Toronto. Open Tuesday through Saturday, the South Market has over 50 specialty vendors offering all manner of foodstuffs, as well as unique non-food items for sale.

You can savor the unique atmosphere and friendly ambiance of the South Market during the following times:

Tuesday - Thursday      8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Friday     8 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Saturday     5 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Shopping at the Market will tell you more about the vendors and their products, as well as the services available. You can see the layout of the South Market colour-coded for product category.
    


    

South Market a Wireless Hotspot
If you have to check your e-mail in the middle of shopping, you can now do so from the South Market, thanks to Wireless Toronto. Connect to the Wi-Fi network (SSID wirelesstoronto) to set up your account -- it's free. Other Wireless Toronto hotspots are listed on their website
    

Upstairs in the South Market

kitchen.jpg - 51004 Bytes On the West Mezzanine, overlooking the bustling market place, a new space has been created that will excite your taste buds and reveal your flair for fare. The Market Kitchen is the St. Lawrence Market's cooking school and event venue featuring a Celebrity Chef series, interactive demon­stra­tions and hands-on cooking classes. The space is also available to rent for private functions.


The second floor of the South Market building houses the Market Gallery, an exhibition centre run by the City of Toronto's Culture Division. The Gallery displays materials documenting the City's physical, social and cultural development and admission is free. More information on the Gallery page.
The Market Gallery from inside the South Market